I love this stuff! It’s a 5-in-1 cream that can be used as a serum, priming moisturizer, eye cream, neck cream, and sleeping mask! It’s super hydrating and infused with egg yolk extract, egg white, and collagen to help firm skin. (Plus I love this type of product for travel – keeps my cosmetic bag light!)

This is a third the size of the full-size version! It’s a clear gel serum designed to help lift the look of eyelids, reduce puffiness and dark circles, and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. Like any good eye product, I found it to be gentle and absorb almost immediately. No immediately noticeable results, but I’m hoping this sample should last me a week or two!

Verdict: This box has a value of about $86.67! That’s great for a $15 beauty box! Definitely one of my favorite Allure Beauty Boxes of the year. Full-size makeup + lots of quality skincare? Yes, please!

One thing to call out about the November box – there are variations this month. They are back to sending everyone the same boxes in December. (Check out the amazing December spoilers.)

To Wrap Up:

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Yes! If you subscribe in the month of November, the November box will be your first box. BUT! Since there are variations this month you will not receive all the items in this review if you sign up today. Scroll down this page to see what samples you will receive.

Coupon: Use this link to save $5 and get a free $28+ value beauty item with your first box!

Value Breakdown: At $15 for this box, here’s what you are paying approximately per item:

Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She’s been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!

All views in this review are the opinion of the author. My Subscription Addiction will never accept payment in exchange for a review, but will accept a box at no cost to provide honest opinions on the box. This post may contain affiliate/referral links. Read the complete My Subscription Addiction disclosure.

92 Comments

Olivia
December 30, 2017 at 5:56 pm

Did anyone else have a bad reaction to the Fresh black tea age delay serum in some variations of the box? I used it two weeks ago and my eye area has been red and cracked ever since. I wrote a review on Sephora but it seems they want to keep things quiet.

I am so disappointed with this better than black Friday deal. My November box was missing the hey honey and the new subscriber gift and the mascara was dried out. I still haven’t gotten my December box or the replacement items from November. And they still haven’t shipped my beauty thrills box. I had to call 3x and they don’t have any information really. Just said that the warehouse and usps lost a truck.

Literally just got my box after being told it was shipped weeks ago. Never received the tracking information, and still haven’t received my “mystery gift”. Was just told it hasn’t even been picked or shipped yet so… that’s nice.

I got the unicorn crease brush which is adorable (the only thing I really wanted in the box), a neck cream (??), the hello honey serum, a lipstick, Cargo water-resistant brush in Bali (love it), and a lip scrub.

Overall I’m disappointed because I wanted the YSL primer and the Juice lip crayon. No need for a lip scrub or neck cream. The worst part was the customer service. Weeks of going back and forth being told it was shipped, not shipped, shipped, but then never any tracking info and then today when I called to ask why I wasn’t charged for the December box they for some reason suspended my account. Umm… ok? I literally subscribed just to get the December Jaclyn Hill box and now I’m worried that I’m going to get some leftover crap like I clearly did this month and get it in January.

I’ve never had issues like this with any other subscription box and I have them all… definitely may not be worth the extra $5 if they can’t even get their crap together.

Thank you so much Liz, I clicked on your link last month and got the $5. off of my first box.

I finally received my first Allure Beauty Box and I was very pleased with it. I did read in another post that the November boxes might not all be the same, so I will write down below what I received below.

This box knocked it out of the ball park for me, I love every item and can say without a doubt that I will use every one of these items. I’m so happy that I tried it out and can’t wait to see what’s to come in my next box!

Did anyone else not receive the booklet?
I was looking forward to the eye shadow for my daughter and the Too Cool cream and mask for myself.
I received the unicorn brush (it’s so pretty that I don’t want to use it), dr. brandt which I love, a Laritzy lip pencil in cabernet, Skin & Company eye concentrate which is great, Embryolisse moisturizer, the Juice Beauty lip crayon (loving the full size), and the Hey Honey facial serum.
It feel that I received quite a bit, esp with the 2 full-size products along with the unicorn brush. I just wish that I had gotten the booklet bc they usually have good promo codes.

This is exactly me too! I subbed on the 3rd, never received tracking, and got the items you listed. However, I subbed particularly for the Too Cool products and eye shadow, so I was bummed to get this version. I had prepared myself though after hearing there were SO many variations and late or missing boxes. I’m glad I got a box that doesn’t outright suck, but it’s not what I signed up for.

Hi Liz – thanks for always putting out such great reviews. I subscribe to several boxes and was just wondering how everyone stores their products. Needing ideas so I can keep track of items in a more organized fashion. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

I have Sterilite plastic drawers (medium & small) in my bathroom cabinet. I have a different drawer for hair/skin/makeup samples. This is in addition to drawers in each category for products used daily. I spent $50 for several of these drawers for every room of my home, changed my life.

I store my stuff in the 6 drawer- plastic containers.. I have 3 of them! That’s 18 drawers full of stuff! I keep all mine organized too. One with skincare, mask, cleansers, sunblock, hair care..ect. The containers could be found at target or walmart, for a good price..

I received a variant with Yves Saint Laurent primer – which I adore – and Dr. Brandt, Brigeo and Skin & Co. products. I was hoping to try the Too Cool for School products, but with the primer, this definitely works for me!

I got the same one. I laughed when I saw more Dr. Brandt…I have a two year supply now lol. I am so happy to have more of the YSL primer though. It’s my absolute favorite. Definitely happy I didn’t get the blue shadow. The only thing I wished I’d received was the Caudalie but I’m still happy with this box. Allure is definitely one of my favs.

I received mine today. Same one as LIz and since I wanted that blue eyeshadow for addition to my pallet, I fell super relieved.
However, my brush came broken and had to call CS and ask for a replacement. She was nice and told me that it’s not out of stock yet, so I should have received it in a month.
So just cross my finger for it.

I got the variant box, which was nice but definitely not as fun as this one! I’m guessing that’s because I subscribed after the eyeshadow pan offer was over. I thought everything was good EXCEPT that truffle eye stuff smelled soooooooo gross, I really regretted wearing it to bed instead of getting up and doing other things that would detract from it.

I just subscribed to allure on the 3rd of this month and still have not received my box or a shipping email.. NOTHING. When I called CS all they can tell me is that it is in their warehouse waiting to be shipped and that’s all the info they can give me. Starting to get a little concerned and wonder if I’ll ever receive my box! Never mind the blush which I know takes SEVERAL weeks to ship! Are any other new subscribers having this problem??

They never tell you when it ships! I also ordered the first week of November and just got mine today with a complete different amount of products. I got a primer from Yves Saint Laurent and Bridget hair Creme . And dr. Brandt again ugh !!So they don’t even know when their products ship ! I just called today in fact asking if it shipped and she said that it hasn’t shipped but then why do I just have my box? Their system is way outdated lol so just keep checking and know your not the only one . And know their system on calling is useless and they won’t even know so just keep checking dear and good luck!

Same things here. I subbed on 11/2. I have subbed previously, so I do know what to expect (receiving an email that it’s on the way). I also contacted CS and asked WHY do I have a delay, and their reply was to not tell me why at all, just ‘Sorry. But, you’ll get an email when it ships!’ (Eh…sometimes. Sometimes you don’t.) I subbed specifically for the first version, which I believe was the only version revealed when I subbed. I’ll be shocked if that is what I get, however. I’m not a fan of variations. I liked Allure previously for that reason. If variations are going to become common (I know they say not in December, but if this situation is any indication, I would not be surprised to see variations occur more frequently when they run out of supply), I will be looking elsewhere for my beauty sub.
Having said all that, I think Allure delivers great products most of the time. And I’m aware there are far worse things going on in the world than a variation switcheroo in a sub box ; )

yes, I am also a new subscriber to the allure beauty box.. I signed up for my first box on 15th November and I have not received anything as yet and it is already the 7th of December.. the sad thing is they already charged me for the December box.. i am very frustrated by this, as this is my first experience with any subscription boxes. i need both the November and December boxes to be shipped before Christmas!!!

I am happy that this is the variation I received. Mainly because of the Doucce eyeshadow because when I signed up, the Doucce eyeshadow pallete was the sign up gift with the promise of more Doucce eyeshadow throughout the year. Apparently there was one a month or two prior to my signing with Allure. Now that they are doing the Tarte blush, I’m guessing this is the second and last Doucce eyeshadow they will be sending. This really is a great box! The skincare is mine & the make up is my daughters. However, I am not liking how the Too Cool For School Egg Mellow cream smells… That being said, it is a great product & I will use it but not alone. For those of you that can smell it, try applying a few drops of facial oil a few minutes after the egg mellow cream.

I’m sure the products are great however I haven’t received my October box yet….probably won’t get my November either. I cancelled my membership. They keep telling me they will notify me when it ships……i’m not impressed.

I’m not at all impressed with Allure. I signed up 10/15 and have never received the blush. I contacted them twice and just received vague promises yet they’re still advertising like crazy. Maybe they should fill the orders they have before cultivating new customers!

I’ve been really on the fence with the idea of signing up for this box, for years now. Most recently, because of some of the comments that I read about this subscription, every month.
After seeing the items that are reportedly going to be in the upcoming December box, and seeing the TCFS items in this months box, I just signed up via Amazon. Seeing how simple Amazon makes it to cancel subscriptions like this one if I ever decide to, makes me feel very confident in my decision.
I can’t wait to get my first box this month!

I signed up on the 15 th. Still haven’t received a box. The girl above didn’t receive October or November yet. That is quite discouraging.I signed up this month to be sure and get the jaclyn Hill box in December. A morphe brush and Becca highlighter! In hope I’m not disappointed. So far I’m not impressed.

For those of you who love the doucce palette, fitfabfun gave a spoiler of a full size one in their winter box. I’m thinking of getting it just for more colors to swap and a larger palette to use when I want more options!

Got my box yesterday and loved it! Best Allure box I received to date. I used the mask last night and it was so good. I love masks that don’t require me to rinse them off. After about 30 minutes I took it off and wiped the mask all over my body hahaha! It smelled really good and I felt good after. Did not even use a moisturizer after I took of the mask. This morning my face looked refreshed – and felt good.

I am totally disappointed by my box as I have been a subscriber, since May or June. As other comments have been made on another Allure post, my stuff had some repeat items from earlier boxes. It would have been nice if they had replaced stuff that they hadn’t offered before. I don’t understand the logic of who gets what, which destroys customer loyalty. I appreciate MSA and all their contributions, but what Allure sent to review is a bit misleading to the audience especially if people found out what they received in place of it.

Thanks, Jodie. I reached out to customer service and, unfortunately, got this response.

Dear Subscriber:

Thank you for contacting Allure Beauty Box.
There were multiple versions of the November Allure Beauty Box. All customers received the full size Juice Beauty Crayon, Hey Honey Good Morning Serum & the full size Moda Unicorn Crease Brush. The remaining four items are different for each box. We are unable to send you items that were not included in your box.
We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.

I love love love this mask. It’s one I use all the time and it is great for middle-aged skin. When I signed up, it took FOREVER to get the first box and the promo item.i think it finally arrived a week before the second box. However, as has been said, once you are in, it seems to go very smoothly. The weirdness getting things started is annoying: you are a box sub company. Mailing things in a timely fashion is one of tbe primary things you do. Why was it so hard?

I didnt receive this box, which it sounds like im the only person happy about it lol. I didnt receive the variation showed either, which im also happy about. My mom was here when I opened my box so I immediately lost my brush lol. Most of this box will be used as stocking stuffers. I love the juice beauty crayon and the YSL primer (this stuff is amazing!). Yesterday I got the email for my october box, for anyone wondering about it. I signed up at the end of october when it was half off, so you should be getting yours soon. All of my october box will also be stocking stuffers, I only signed up for the blush. Sticking around though because dec box interests me. After that I will decide if I want to keep this one. Not to worried about canceling though as it wont be a problem since my card expires in feb ha.

Same here. I subscribed October 27, was billed for October and November. I received my November box, same variation as you (I’m very happy about that too!). Hadn’t heard anything more on the October box or Tarte blush. Yesterday I received my shipping email for the October box. The weird thing is that it didn’t come from Allure Beauty Box like November’s did, it came from Conde Nast. I still have not heard anything about the Tarte blush though.

I signed up October 31 and my account says November 1. I just received an email too from Conde Nast that my box shipped, but not sure if it is October’s or November’s. If it is October, then I am still waiting for the November box, and they are pretty slow with October’s. I have seen comments about the blush getting shipped separately and like weeks after they get their box.

I’ve been eyeing the Allure Box for some time and finally figured that I would give it a try. I used another link from this site earlier in the month, the tarte blush was the special ad on for new members, the $5. off my first order was another reason why I ordered it.

But ever since I put my order in, I’ve been disappointed with the ordering process and still am not sure what’s going on with my box. I know the website clearly explains the ordering process and am aware of how it works. But I still never received a tracking order and it took around 3 days for costumer service to respond to me. They told me to log on with this code and I did, but it just brings me to the checkout part of the site and tells me that my account is active, it doesn’t allow me to see anything else nor click on the actual site without logging off. So I’m just annoyed by it.

I know it’s the holidays and that there might be a chance that the site is receiving more traffic than usual. But I ordered this box in the beginning of the month, and I checked my bank account and had a charge from Allure so I’m hoping to receive this box soon, I also don’t mind having to wait till December and getting two boxes at the same time like the site explains. What I’m frustrated about is the still being stuck on the one page telling me that I’m a active member and not being able to getting past that page. I can’t create a user name, nothing, it just feels like something isn’t right.

I’m not a fan of their user account either, it doesn’t provide much information at all. I placed my order in early October and it took longer than their projected time to receive my first box, but I got my November box early in the month, so I think it takes them a bit to get new accounts going. I didn’t receive tracking information for either box, they just showed up. My Tarte blush has yet to arrive. I emailed them about a week ago and they said they would all be shipping out soon. My guess is they placed a bulk order with Tarte and perhaps haven’t received their shipment or are working on sorting accounts to see which subscribers get one. All speculative, but I hope it arrives soon.

This is the same box that I received & I’m so happy with it 😍 I haven’t used the mask yet but I’m not sure if I’m going to give it to my mom or not cuz my skin is very oily and I used a nice quality collagen mask that made me break out so I’ve been using my pore control /oil control masks to get my skin back under control… I’m really looking forward to using the eye cream from this box though.. I have hooded eyes and they’re getting a little droopy as I am getting older so I’m hoping that will combat the problem 🤞😊🤞all in all, I love Allure and I’m very happy that they are back to no variations for Dec and all the great makeup! I can’t wait to see that lil red box! 💖 🙌 ✨

I received my box today and I am sooo glad I got this version. I was worried that I might receive one of the other variations. As soon as I saw my box I had to open it, and as I was pulling off the plastic wrap around it I was thinking to myself, “Please let it be the first box, please let it be the first box”. I pulled back the tissue paper and I couldn’t help but say “Yay!” out loud. Or I might’ve said “Hell YESSS!!”…. something along those lines. I’m happy 🙂

I hate the smell/taste of it as well… several companies have lines with that, and I don’t use any of them.

I was surprised, though, at how much lighter the color is compared to the photos, oh, everywhere. I mean, I know monitor colors vary but it is even soooo much darker swatched out in the printed materials, it’s really kind of disappointing.

No, that’s the header photo advertising the box. It’s been there a long time. The spoilers are near the bottom of the page under “The November Allure Beauty Box.” There was a NARS product in the “Best of Beauty Box,” but that was a separate box from the subscription.

Sorry to vent to you, and I know it is not your fault Liz, but I signed up for the Tarte blush promo back in October and I am still waiting for the shipping confirmation for my OCTOBER box. Every email response is the same. Sorry there’s a delay, you will get a shipping confirmation shortly after your box is shipped. It’s the middle of November now!!!
So.. no November box yet obviously and I’m not sure if I’ll see my boxes ever this year?!?! If they want to work with your site, they should get better logistics team… this has been a real disappointment out of all the boxes I’ve tried through MSA.. Officially the worst box for me in the CS department…

I just got my October box (hah) .. and no shipping info for November box or the blush yet.. only 3 days till December so I’m not sure if this will be my regular schedule…? but thanks so much for your response. I know it’s not your fault.. 🙂

Amber
November 16, 2017 at 10:34 pm

My first box was August, and it took FOREVER to ship. But since that box, the rest have shipped on time.

did you get your tarte blush? I signed up early October, never got it, e-mailed them yesterday to ask about it and they said they’re waiting for inventory and have no idea when they’ll get them in or when it’ll be sent to me. that’s absolutely ridiculous to me, they advertised that for like a month after I signed up and the whole time they didn’t even have any to send people. and no email was sent, I had to reach out to them to even be told this. I cancelled immediately, that’s so shady to me. I’ll probably never get it now and that was the whole reason I even signed up in the first place.

Hi @Elle, no haven’t even gotten the shipping info email for my November box yet lol I’ve given up. I will for sure be cancelling when I get the blush since that was the only reason for signing up…

Emily
November 27, 2017 at 10:18 am

I just received my Tarte blush this weekend. I had signed up Oct 31/Nov 1, only received my October box by the middle of November, no email for shipping of November box so I cancelled my subscription. I emailed them about the blush about a week or so ago and got the same response that everyone else has been getting, but then it came this weekend. So there is hope yet for everyone who hasn’t gotten it.

Laura
November 16, 2017 at 11:40 pm

I remember the first box took almost 3+ weeks to get a shipping, but then the rest shipped around the 8th-10th of each month.

I haven’t received my October or November box. I called to cancel they tell me I can’t cancel until I get my boxes. My boxes are in the process of being put together and shipped. I also ordered the tarte blush was also told they were waitingg on their supplier. If you run out of a product you should either take it down or show it’s on back order. I contacted allure two weeks ago asking about shipment nd was told it would be shipped at the end of the week. However it wasn’t. I’ll be cancelling my box. I don’t feel I should have to wait almost 2 months for a box.

I received my box today and I’m excited about everything, especially the Too Cool products and the beautiful Moda brush. The lip crayon is wonderful. I can’t wait to order more colors. I’m also glad they sent out the eyeshadow because I’ve been wanting more eyeshadow for the palette.